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. the letters sent out to potential students regarding the lawsuit filed against jerry sandusky. >> and herman cain dropping out of the race for the white house? when he says he'll make his final decision. an basketball fans gearing up. when nba players will be hitting the court. we'll let you know. >>> december, 1st, thursday, i'm charlie krauss. there's a look at downtown baltimore. this is something justin berk does so well every morning, showing you great sunrises. justin, this on the first pleat -- meteorological day of winter. rising from the east. setting in the west. >> we have great images to show you. it will be dark at night, bright during the day. that is a guaranteed forecast, right? first, yes, it's the start of meteorological winter and i wanted to look over some of the snow extremes. this will post on-line later today. notice typically january, february, our big snow month but a couple of years ago we challenged that record of just over 20 inches with a big storm that hit us during the second, third week of the month. yesterday on facebook i asked, are you interested in seeing

else? >>> the penn state scandal. jerry sandusky arrested again, handcuffed at his home, taken to jail after two more young men accuse him of sexual abuse. >>> fighting breast cancer. should women worry about the risk from cell phones, hair color, water bottles, what's in the environment. tonight we have an update on prevention and treatment of the disease. >>> and together again, but perhaps for the last time. 70 years after a day the world will never forget a dwindling group of survivors returns to pearl harbor. group of survivors returns to pearl harbor. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin here tonight with a big story, but one that could not be a more personal topic, especially among parents of young teenagers. it's about plan b, sometimes called the morning after contraceptive pill, and how close this country came today to allowing it to be freely sold over-the-counter on demand without prescription. it looked like a done deal, in fact, until the obama administration today did what no administration has ever done. it

synonymous with this unfolding sex scandal and the former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. the testimony is key to the case against two former penn state officials, senior v.p. gary schultz and athletic director tim curley who denied charges they lied to authorities. again tonight fair warning, this is tough material. the whole case has been that way from the start. we begin tonight with our national investigative correspondent michael isikoff from state college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: once the starting penn state quarterback, now a star witness for the government, mike mcqueary took the witness stand today and graphically described seeing a naked jerry sandusky engaged in what he called extreme sexual activity with a young boy. "the boy was up against the wall" mcqueary testified. "jerry was directly behind him in a very, very close position. i believe jerry was sexually molesting him." mcqueary slammed his locker door shut, causing sandusky and the boy to separate and look him directly in the eye. mcqueary's testimony is key for the case against two former penn state officials, ath

>> setting the record state jerry sandusky in an interview denies having sexual contact with young boys. was he convincing we will take you through it and let you decide. >>> suspended campaign, accused of a sexual affair. herman cain suspends his run for the presidency. his wife by his side, he insists you have not seen the last of him. >> i'm not going to be silenced and i'm not going away. >> 30 seconds. >> mind of a serial killer. new york police say bodies being dumped along long island are the work of one serial killer. we will talk to a forensic psychologist about the mind of a killer. >>> and shark encounter. >> i like the fact he's circling us the last ten minutes. he might know something we don't. >> a huge great white spotted off of the carolina coast. what would you do if confronted by giant man eater? this is information you need to know. it's all right here, right now on cnn. >> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. we begin with former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky in a lengthy interview with this new york times sandusky tries to expla

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today. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky has been arrested again after two new accusers have come forward with new child molestation accusations. this brings the total number of alleged victims here to ten. nbc's peter alexander has been covering this story for us, is with us from our d.c. newsroom. peter, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. jerry sandusky appeared briefly in court this afternoon where a judge ordered him held on $250,000 cash bail. if he can meet those conditions he can get out of jail but he'll have to wear an electronic monitor. wearing hand cuffs and a penn state track suit jerry sandusky was arrested on the new charges at his home today bringing the number of boys he's accused of assaulting to ten. the two latest charges say sandusky abused two boys between the ages of 10 and 12. prosecutors say one series of assaults started 14 years ago. in court documents a grand jury accuses him of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of sandusky's home. it says the victim claimed, quote, he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wi

's interview. >>> jerry sandusky could be let out of jail again today. he was arrested yesterday on sexual assault charges involving two new accusers. one who says his cries for help were ignored. jason carroll is live in pennsylvania for us this morning. good morning, jason. >> reporter: good morning to you. jerry sandusky denies the new allegations just as he's denied the previous ones. he now faces a total of 52 charges related to sexually abusing young boys. for the second time in two months, jerry sandusky, former assistant football coach at penn state, was hauled away in handcuffs facing charges of child sex abuse. a new grand jury finding two more alleged victims, identified as number nine and ten, claims sandusky abused them as children. both say they met sandusky through his second mile foundation. they claim he took an interest in them and inviting them to his home for meals and on outings and gradually engaged in sex acts with them. number nine was between 11 and 12 years old when he first met sandusky in 2004. he testified that over three years he often visited sandusky's home

of name calling after jerry sandusky left court. his lawyer indicated the alleged victims made up his stories and one of the accuser called sandusky a coward. >> cbs news correspondent armen keteyian is in bellefonte, pennsylvania, with more on that five-minute hearing. >> reporter: a much, much, much quieter day than it was here yesterday morning a day in which jerry sandusky waived his right was about to face his accusers in court. now it appears we are headed to trial. in a day filled with high drama, two law enforcement sources told cbs news the prosecution is not entertaining a plea bargain in the case. a hard line stance, more than matched by sandusky attorney joe amendola. >> be no negotiations. this is a fight to the dem. this is to fight a jerry sandusky's life. >> reporter: sandusky had entered the center county courthouse under heavy security holding his wife dottie's hand but he didn't stay long. as he walked out of court after the ten-minute hearing he used a football reference to profess his innocence. >> stay the course and fight for fourth quarters. we will wait the op

thing the response was quick. >> lessons learned, right? >> yes. jerry sandusky bails out of jail. but there are big question as but what his wife knew and when about the alleged sexual abuse. we are hearing from her for the first time. >> a pretty stunning statement from her. >> dottie sandusky. >> she is saying none of this happened. standing by her man through awful this. later after the serious headlines we take a lighter look at the heavy christmas sweaters, really ugly ones like the ones in the photo and why these things have become so popular. awe you know you have one. >> i do not. people throw ugly sweater parties. great idea for a holiday party. >> haven't heard of that. >> we need light news today. >> first, virginia tech's campus plunged into panic when the gunman reopened the wounds from the april 2007 massacre. >> looking for answers about what triggered this shooting. mark kelly joins us live from the campus in blacksburg with the very latest on this incident. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning, rob. we found out here the slain police officer has b

. former penn state coach jerry sandusky is wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet this morning as his wife comes to his defense for the first time. dottie sandusky says all the accusations of sexual assault involving her husband are false. abc's jim avila reports. >> reporter: dottie sandusky left her home to bail out her husband of 45 years. handing over a $50,000 certified check and her house, for the remaining $200,000 in bond. after spending one night in jail, the former football coach is now under house arrest. for many including his accusers, it is not enough. >> i certainly hope that he is not a danger to anybody. but i also know a little bit about the nature of the disease. and it is like an addicting. >> reporter: dottie sandusky made her first comments on the charges against jerry. and now implicate her. a new accuser saying, she was in the house as she screamed for help from her basement. dottie sandusky says, i'm so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. no child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our base the and fed

on the link at the top of the home page. >>> former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky is arrested again. he faces 12 additional charges of sexual abuse, brought by two more alleged investments. sandusky is behind bars right now. >>> police watch jerry sandusky from his home, wearing handcuffs. the former penn state football coach, now faces 12 additional charges of sexually abusing two more young boys. that brings the total number of sex charges he faces to 52. and the number of alleged victims, to 10. before the arrest, sandusky's attorney responded to reports that another accuser had come forward. >> jerry has denied those allegations as he has the original allegations. but we're hoping we'll get more information as we proceed. >> reporter: the 67-year-old sandusky went on record, after the initial allegations, denying the charges, while admitting he was very physical with many boys, even sleeping with them alone in hotel rooms, showering with them touching their legs. sandusky says it was completely innocent. >> a lot of people find that inappropriate. but it's not criminal tha

. the place for politics. >>> former penn state football assistant coach jerry sandusky was arrested wednesday on new charges of alleged sexual child abuse. a lawyer for sandusky thinks his client will be released some time today posting $250,000 bail. >> reporter: police led jerry sandusky away from his home in handcuffs wednesday afternoon following new criminal charges of alleged child sexual abuse. the charges involve allegations by two new accusers who claim sandusky abused them. he's accused of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of his home. the victim claims, he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs, but no one ever came to help him. the former penn state assistant coach had been free on bond following his initial arrest on november 5th, charged with sexually abuse iing eight other children. according to grand jury testimony, sandusky met all of the victims through the second mile charity. sandusky is repeatedly said he's innocent of all charges. >> how would you take it if you were facing the kind of charges he's facing? you be devastated. his family is de

situation where kids were playing in a pool with jerry sandusky, was later separated from that group and taken on a tour by jerry sandusky of the football building. now, a lot of other incidents have happened at that football building, but all of them have been alleged to have happened in a shower. this man is saying that he was taken to an office. he was given whiskey and he talked to sandusky about his life and how he ended up at the second mile and then he was assaulted before jerry sandusky took him back to the dorms. >> we know jerry sandusky has a number of charges against him already. with these new claims about sandusky, will additional charges be pressed against him, sara? >> don, that's hard to say. you know, there have been, by my account, five people have come forward since the initial charges were filed and made public allegations against jerry sandusky. they are, the majority of them, as far as we know, have also talked to the attorney general's office and given statements to police. however, it's hard to know if they are, if they are actually going to lead to charges.

there. >>> jerry sandusky is behind bars. the former penn state assistant football coach was arrested yesterday on new child abuse charges. the latest charges against sandusky come after two additional accusers testified in front of a grand jury. sandusky couldn't post the $250,000 bail forcing him to spend the night in jail. the 67-year-old ex-coach now faces more than 50 counts of child sexual abuse. >>> health and human services is keeping the age limit on the plan b morning after pill as is. ainsley earhart has more. >> reporter: the so-called morning after pill can prevent pregnancy for taken soon enough after unprotected sex. if you can prove you're over 17, can it without a prescription. the food and drug administration was ready to let it be sold on drugstore shelves to just anyone. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled the agency. she says she is concerned very young girls couldn't properly understand how to use it without guidance from an adult. new york presbyterian hospital's dr. kathleen london says the evidence there is to allow the drug to be s

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years ago. i'm tamron hall. within the past hour, penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky has been arrested again on new criminal charges. it is apparently all part of an ongoing investigation. peter alexander joins me with more breaking news. we know that sandusky was taken in handcuffs from his home. what else do we know? >> first thing want to put up is the newest video. the video you've seen is what is looped for the last several weeks. here is the video from within the last couple of hours where authorities showed up, four of them in unmarked cars. we've been outside the sandusky family home for the last several weeks. i spent much of that time at state college. they came, they arrested mr. sandusky who you will see from this video. admittedly a little bit shaky as we were forced to stay a safe distance away from the home as he put up no trespassing signs. new security cameras as a result of some vandalization to the home that has taken place. sandusky when he does walk out of the home, you will see he is wearing a penn state track suit that has been a bitter pill for the penn

much. >>> pennsylvania, the former disgraced, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky spent his first full day at home wearing an ankle bracelet, and preparing for a court date next week. cnn contributor sara ganim has been on top of the story from the beginning. jerry sandusky's free on bail. his wife releaseded a statement saying he is innocent and asking people to have an open mind. what is the reaction in the community. >> reporter: we'll have been talking about dottie all day, what she knew, what she may have heard, specially after the release of the second grant jury presentment which say witness of the victims, number nine, alleged that he screamed out for help while being asalted in the basement of the sandusky home hoping dottie would help him but no help came. na prompted the statement dottie released proclaiming shah that she's standing by her husband, hoping people will wait to give him a chance to prove that innocence. but you know, the big question that we've been hearing today is, is she now a part of the investigation? could she be charged? the answer i

in the case. >>> jerry sandusky will face his accusers tomorrow in a pennsylvania courtroom. five of his alleged victims are expected to testify and also former assistant coach mike mcquery. he told the grand jury that in 2002 he saw a young boy being sexually assaulted by jerry sandusky in a penn state locker room shower but the patriot news is reporting a different version of that story the newspaper quotes a source who says he came home after the incident telling his father and a family friend he heard sex sounds saw a young boy peak out of the shower and a male arm grabbing the boy and pulling him out of view minutes later he saw sandusky leaving in a towel. the friend said he asked mcquery three times if he saw anything, and he said each time he said no. because of that they urged him to contact joe paterno, and not police. joe paterno is recovering from a fractured pelvis he suffered at his house saturday night and being treated for illness. >>> thank you. >>> a funeral service to be held today for the virginia tech officer killed on campus last week officer crust was gunned down b

state. jerry sandusky chose to waive tuesday's hearing, avoiding an emotional confrontation with his accusers. but he vowed to fight all the sexual abuse charges. and his attorney, joe amendola, called it a fight to the death. first, here's abc's jim avila. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. one attorney told me it was the first smart move made by the defense. a decision to pull the threats of open accusers in open court. and more details in this case overcame that bravado. as he left home for court, jerry sandusky was keeping a secret. as he arrived at court, he ignored shouted questions from reporters. perhaps, now, we know why. >> mr. sandusky, how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? are you looking forward to it? >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney had changed their minds about any open-court showdown with his alleged victims. >> as hurtful as it was to son-in-law of the survivors to be built up and not testify, this was smart for sandusky. >> reporter: with his accusers standing by, sandusky's attorney waived the right to a prelim

involving former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isakoff is in hairrrisburg with more on th. >> reporter: good morning, lester. a judge ruled that the case against those two former penn state officials can now proceed to trial. once the starting penn state quarterback, now a star witness for the government. mike mcqueary took the witness stand and graphically described seeing a naked jerry sandusky engaged in what he called extreme sexual activity with a young boy. the boy was up against the wall, mcqueary testified. jerry was directly behind him in a very, very close position. i believe jerry was sexually molesting him. mcqueary slammed his locker door shut causing msandusky and the boy to stop looking him directly in the eyes. both penn state officials are charged with lying and failing to report it to authorities. mcqueary acknowledge he never saw any sexual intercourse and never intervened. i was shocked and horrified, to be said, and to be frank with you, i was probably not thinking straight. >> mcqueary w

detail what he says was jerry sandusky sexually molesting a boy in a shower in 2002. now two top officials at the university will face trial for lie to go a grand jury about the allegations. >>> hazing homicide. autopsy shows that a drum major at florida a&m university died of blunt force trauma. now his parents are demanding justice and suing the university. >>> and super saturday. it's the last full weekend before christmas and retailers are pulling out all the stops hoping to cash in by luring you in with great details today, hoping to cash in by luring you in with great details today, saturday, december 17th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. lester, did i hear you say you're just now going to start shopping? >> i'm thinking about it. they keep hitting us with black friday and super monday and what is this? >> super saturday. >> i'm waiting for procrastinator's saturday. >> that's christmas eve. >> oh, that's what they call it. that will be my big da

abuse scandal. according to his lawyer a 19-year-old man claims coach jerry sandusky gave him whit key and molested him in the penn state athletic building when he was 12. next week, some plan to testify against him at a pretrial hearing. joining us from state college is jerry sandusky's lawyer joe amendola. have you spoken with your client about the latest claims? >> yes. we don't know about them at the present time. jerry denies those allegations as he has the original allegations but we hope to get more information as we proceed. >> so you're saying he is denying these along with the original ones. a lot of the alleged victims here have said and him speaking to you out to "the new york times" and bob costas, they feel re-victimized. do you believe the allegations most of the people have made are totally false? >> yes. as a matter of fact, jerry has maintained his innocence from the initial allegation back in 2008 which started off as an allegation of fondling and grew over several months into much more serious sexual activities. jerry has always denied any appropriate sexual contact

coach jerry sandusky says he is innocent of child molestation. what you'll hear him explain in his own words, his, quote, attraction to young boys. >>> also new this morning a boarding school refuses to admit a teenage boy because he has hiv. you will hear the school defend its decision. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> let's get you started with the headlines today. herman cain says he will make an announcement on the future of his presidential campaign. this will come in a matter of hours. we are standing by in atlanta to hear it. he is in atlanta today for the planned opening of his georgia campaign headquarters, but instead a lot of people are speculating that he could drop out of the race. as you know this week a georgia woman had said she'd had a 13-year affair with cain. he denied it. much more on this coming your way. >>> also country music sin ner mccready and her son were finally found in a closet in arkansas. mccready took off with her 5-year-old boy. her mother and stepfather actually have custody of the young man. mccready actually only has visitation rights. poli

very much. now here is jenna. >> one day after jerry sandusky's interview with "the new york times" is released, accusers are expressing outrage over the denial of wrongdoing. we turn to national investigative reporter michael isikoff. >> reporter: the public interview has angered some at penn state and reopened still painful wounds for alleged victims. accused child molester jerry sandusky tries to salvage his reputation -- >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. i don't know. >> reporter: many here at penn state wish he would stop talking. >> his lawyer probably should have put duct tape on his mouth to keep it shut. >> reporter: reaction to the four-hour interview with "the new york times" was mostly hostile in this town rocked by the scandal. the university has seen its president and legendary football coach joe paterno fired and its reputation stained. >> it definitely brings a lot of heart break to our university. it's a lot -- >> i feel everyone in the community is disgusted with it. hopefully justice will be brought to all of the people who were harmed. >>

for the very first time, the prosecution's star witness in the child molestation case against jerry sandusky has told what he saw in a penn state locker room in march of 2002 and he's told it in horrifying detail. there is a warning here. mike mcqueary who's now an assistant penn state football coach wasn't testifying against sandusky. this is a preliminary hearing for the penn state officials charged with perjury and failing to report the alleged child sx abu sex abuse that mcqueary reported to them. the hearing continues and we'll talk more about it in our "crime and consequences" segment in 20 minutes. >>> the clock is still ticking toward a midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown but the pressure's gone down just a little bit. that's john boehner's way of saying both parties in both houses have agreed on a trillion dollar spending package. now they just have to vote on it. the house will vote first. then start its holiday recess. the senate will vote after that. and will try to agree on extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. if it does, the house will com

>>> good morning. jerry sandusky goes to court with at least five men who will testify today that the former penn state defensive coordinator sexually abused them. we will have a live report from the courthouse. >>> president obama wants to extent the payroll tax cut, but now he's threatening to veto a republican plan that would do just that. find out what else is in that bill and why the democrats don't like it. >>> with the last u.s. troops leaving iraq this month, we'll have former vice president dick cheney if he thinks the u.s. won the war and what he thinks will happen next. >>> and the russian billionaire who owns an nba team says he'll challenge strong man vladimir putin in next year's election. we'll hear what makhali prokohrav told "60 minutes" on we'll hear what makhali prokohrav told "60 minutes" on this tuesday, december 13th. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. i'm jeff glor. >> i believe it is. you said december 13th and i realized we're only 12 days from christmas. >> the countdown is on, baby. good morning. >> lots to get to this morning. we

suspected child abuse in the jerry sandusky case. susan candiotti live in harrisburg, pennsylvania this morning. so what can we expect in court today, susan? >> reporter: well, it's going to be a very important day for the state, because the state is expected to put on mike mcqueary as a key witness to try to prove these charges of perjury and failure to report a case of alleged child abuse against these two penn state officials. it's a very important part of this case, because the state is going to issue more or less a mini preview of what's to come. they have to prove to a judge there is enough evidence that a crime was committed through the testimony of mike mcqueary and some others. >> so, susan, how are they going to prove that? >> reporter: well, of course, his testimony will be very important, and we're going it hear from him, if he indeed takes the stand, for the first time some details other than a broad overview of what he told the grand jury. we are expected to hear what mike mcqueary said that he saw back in 2002 in a locker room at penn state when he testified that he

at wnnfans.com. >> stay with us. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- speaking out. jerry sandusky insists he is innocent in his first on-camera interview since the penn state sex abuse scandal broke. >> sandusky also admitted he is attracted to young boys. it's monday, december 5th. >>> and a good monday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. what a bizarre interview. and at one point jerry sandusky's attorney had to jump in and stop it, comments, clarifications and questions raised after the coach spoke out again, again, about the sex abuse scandal. >> i want to get your thoughts on that as a lawyer, how you kind of coordinate this message coming out there. when you hear this there is head scratching moments. >> every single attorney i have spoken to they have all thought it was just is allowing his ie to discuss this. >> abc is preparing for saturday's debate. donald trump, at the same time not ruling out in fact jumping back into the presidential race. this was a big surprise. >> i don't believe him. he wants more viewers for the apprentice. >> could

untrue. updated grand jury report says she ignored a boy's scream for help as her husband, jerry sandusky, sexually assaulted the boy in sandusky's basement. mrs. sandusky says she's shocked by this allegation and she adds, quote, i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things that he's done. jerry sandusky, he is out now on bail following his second arrest on new child molestation charges. the former penn state coach is now under house arrest. he's required to wear an electronic monitor. >>> a lot of doubts now being raised about the drone that iran has been parading around on tv. iran claims that it's an american drone shot down over its own territory. some officials in the united states say it could be a fake. cnn's chris lawrence tells us, there is even a bigger question. if the drone is american, what was it doing when it went down? >> reporter: a u.s. official says it was a cia mission strictly to search for insurgents in afghanistan near the border. several sources point out the sentinel is a stealth drone designed to penetrate areas with air defenses. they say

has changed, how we correspond with each other. >>> also this morning, what jerry sandusky's accusers are planning to do when the coach appears in court on sexual assault charges next week. also some insight this morning into why sandusky's legal team is letting him talk when he seems to only be making his case worse. these interviews i find beyond disturbing. >> i can't wait to hear the inside scoop about the lawyer's strategy. doesn't make sense to me. >> what could possibly be the strategy? >> we'll see. >>> and later this half-hour, a real emergency for paramedics and firefighters. their fire station invaded by bed bugs. ahh! no laughing matter. >> no one likes a bed bug story. it's creepy, isn't it? we'll get to that in a second. >>> we begin with the drastic changes ahead for the postal service. thousand of employees now expected to lose their jobs. >> that's right. mail is going to take longer to arrive. abc's scott goldberg with more on the cutbacks. good morning, scott. >> reporter: rob, sunny, we don't use pens and paper like we used to, and that's why the postal service say

is not included in the criminal charges. the lawsuit claims that jerry sandusky abused the boy more than 100 times and threatened to harm the boy's family if he didn't keep quiet. the victim, who is now 29 years old, also claims that sandusky's abuse began well before authorities think it began. and the suit also names sandusky's second mile charity and penn state university. >>> hundreds of family and friends crowding a church near atlanta for the funeral of a florida a&m drum major. the pastor urging the crowd to stop the foolish hazing that may have killed him. robert champion, a 26-year-old junior, was found dead on a bus after one of the school's football games in orlando. the school fired the director of the marching 100, one of the most well-known marching bands in the nation. champion's family is now suing the school, saying it wants to end the culture of the cover-up of hazing there. >>> republicans now pushing a new way to keep the payroll tax cut on the books. senate republican leaders introduced a bill that would keep the payroll tax rate at its current level for another year by freezi

francisco. >>> former penn state football coach jerry sandusky free on $250,000 bail this morning after spending a night in jail. police arrested him wednesday on ten additional charges of molesting children after two new accusers came forward. one of them told the grand jury that sandusky's wife ignored his screams for help while sandusky raped him in the basement. well now dottie sandusky has released a statement denying that saying, as the mother of six children i have been devastated by these accusations and also angry about these false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my home. she went on to say, i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. >>> a republican congresswoman says heads should roll as attorney general eric holder testifies about the botched fast and furious gun-running program. congressman jim sessen brenner grilling the attorney general again over what he knew about the operation and when he knew it. >> what are you going to do to clean up this mess? >> well, first let me make something very clear, and in res

of two grand jury reports and hundreds of new stories. tomorrow, jerry sandusky's accuser are expected to answer questions themselves about their allegations that he molested them. the preliminary hearing will be the public's first chance to hear directly from some of the young men who claim sandusky sexual abused them as children. jerry sandusky will be there to hear their testimony too and as his lawyer joe amendola says. >> he is dreading it. he has to sit in a courtroom with a couple hundred people. i understand it's going to be filled to capacity, including members of his family and friends, who are going to listen to some of these young men say horrific things occurred between them and jerry. >> reporter: and cbs news has learned that a key prosecution witness is also scheduled to testify. mike mcqueary. he is the former penn state assistant coach who told a grand jury that in 2002, he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower on the penn state campus sexually assaulting a young boy. according to the grand jury report, he says he saw a boy he estimated to be 10 years old with hi

'm betty nguyen in for rebecca jarvis. >> i'm russ mitchell. >>> jerry sandusky's wife could also be charged because she allegedly did not stop him. >>> also in explosive new charges, the president of the amateur union is being charged with abusing two athletes. >>> first, though, we begin with the republican race for the white house. with the clock ticking down on the iowa caucuses, the candidates meet tonight in des moines for another debate. cbs news national correspondent dean reynolds is there with details. good morning, dean. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, every time the candidates engage each other is important, but now with the caucuses barely three weeks away, tonight's debate could be critical. for the front-runner and everyone else. before he can get much enjoyment out of his position at the head of the republican pact, newt gingrich is drawing fire. >> there is the 37 million dollars gingrich took from health and industry groups. >> reporter: his veneer of inevitability is gone and mitt romney is teaming up with supporters to bring gingrich back to earth. romn

move, it was last minute, jerry sandusky, former penn state assistant coach charged with molesting ten boys, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. prosecutors were prepared to call 11 witnesses. many alleged victims. >>> in the belgian city, a gunman sprayed bullets at christmas shoppers and hurled a grenade at a bus stop, killing four people before taking his own life. more than 120 were wounded. >>> donald trumpb has canceled plans to moderate a republican presidential debate in iowa, one in which only two can candidates agreed to pay part. trump says he wants to maintain the option of of running for president himself. >>> and a new analysis of census data finds a record low number of adult americans are currently married. just 51%, down from 57% in 2000. the median age when people first marry is now at an all-time high, 26 for women and 28 for men. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,954 after falling 66 points yesterday. the s&p dipped 10 points. the nasdaq lost 32. taking a look at oversaes trading this morning n toky

. >>> and a dramatic showdown coming in the penn state scandal. abc news has learned all eight of jerry sandusky's alleged victims are set to face him in open court next week. it will obviously be emotional testimony. >> no question about that. >>> and the controversial hit show that goes inside the world of very young parenting, "teen mom 2." it debuts again tonight. second season. we'll meet some of the teen moms that are trying to turn some of their tough times around. >> all that's ahead. >>> now, the wild weather moving west to east across the country. bringing snow and rain to the entire eastern seaboard. sam, of course, is here with the latest on all of it. sam? >> good morning, robin, george. we'll show you the snow that's on the ground. here's what happens when the frigid air breaks loose. it's been bottled up in canada for awhile. here's what's on the ground in the phoenix area. look at the hills outside of phoenix. that snow on top of the cactus already. that's what's on the ground. then, in oklahoma city, unusual to see what is about two inches of snow already on the roads. and here'

minute, jerry sandusky, former penn state assistant coach charged with molesting ten boys, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. prosecutors were prepared to call 11 witnesses. many alleged victims. >>> in the belgian city, a gunman sprayed bullets at christmas shoppers and hurled a grenade at a bus stop, killing four people before taking his own life. more than 120 were wounded. >>> donald trump has canceled plans to moderate a republican presidential debate in iowa, one in which only two candidates agreed to take part. trump says he wants to maintain the option of running for president himself. >>> and a new analysis of census data finds a record low number of adult americans are currently married. just 51%, down from 57% in 2000. the median age when people first marry is now at an all-time high, 26 for women and 28 for men. >>> and how about some blink? this toilet in japan has more flash than flush. the pretty potty is bedazzled with 72,000 pieces of crystals and is worth $128,000. >>> now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,95

bad news for penn state. the first civil suit filed against jerry sandusky, a 29- old man alleges he was a salted more than 100 times between 1992 and 1996. his attorney read a statement. >> i am hurting and have been for a long time. because of what happened, but feel more tormented. >> he claims sandusky threatened to hurt him or his family if you about the alleged abuse. also named in the suit, penn state university and the second mile foundation. >> former talk-show host montel williams makes a new plea for the district to give patients access to medical marijuana. >> the fare is only because of ignorance. >> williams hosted an event at inael baptist church northeast. supporting a wellness center in ward 5. been an advocate for marijuana since being with multiple sclerosis. country's most drug donald has been shut down. border agents found more than 32 tons of marijuana inside secret tunnel near san diego. the six-month investigation that pot bust inargest u.s. history. tunnel leads to warehouses diego and tijuana, mexico. popular $5 deal had cheaper.st got starting tomorrow, the

scandal. all eight of jerry sandusky's alleged victims are set to face him in open court next week. it will obviously be emotional testimony. >>> and the controversial hit show that goes inside the world of very young parenting, "teen mom 2." we'll meet some of the teen moms that are trying to turn some of their tough times around. >>> now, the wild weather awest to east across the country. bringing snow to the eastern seaboard. sam is here with all of it. >> we'll show you the snow that's on the ground. here's what happens when the frigid air breaks loose. here's what's on the ground in the phoenix area. look at the hills outside of phoenix. that snow on top of the cactus already. then, in oklahoma city, unusual to see what is about two inches of snow already on the roads. and here's that brutal cold air behind it. from 39, the windchill in san francisco, to 15 below in denver. so, you're wondering if the air is cold enough to support snow, it is. and a little area of upper-level energy, right in missouri today, spreading some snow. heads for the eastern seaboard. this could becom

the athletic world. it started with charges against former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. dottie sandusky said this week, his wife she continues to believe in the innocence of her husband. jerry sandusky has not been tried yet, but it's not unusual for abusers' families to remain in denial, even after the alleged abuser has been convicted. this next story may not be appropriate for all audience, cnn julie peterson spoke with one sexual predator's ex-wife. >> he was arrested for soliciting minors on the internet. >> reporter: jane's nightmare started eight years ago with a phone call from her husband from jail. he was arrested for meeting a young girl but instead of a young girl it was the fbi. we changed her name and hidden her face because she wants to protect her daughters. designee spent 18 months in a federal prison. and then six weeks in a halfway house after that. >> reporter: and you stuck with him, didn't you? >> i did. >> reporter: why? >> i was terrified of being alone. i had a 10-year-old child, and a 1-year-old at the time of his arrest. and no job. i was a st

on to say, i continue to believe in jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. in all sandusky faced more than 50 charges related to sexual abuse of boys but is out of jail again. under the terms of his release, sandusky is on house arrest, wear an electronic ankle bracelet and not allowed to have any contact with alleged victims or witnesses. some attorneys early on had said they were surprised given the grand jury presentment originally that he wasn't already on house arrest before these additional ten charge, but now he is. >> now he is. it's 13 minutes past the hour. >>> what's all new this morning, for the big tax hike looming for millions of american families in 2012, the senate voted down democratic and republican to extend the tax break into next year and is setting up a showdown between president obama and congress. the president saying he won't go on holiday break and neither will congress if this is not settled. >>> keeping an eye on an occupied camp in boston. a midnight deadline came and went for wall street protesters to clear out. police have not moved in yet. li

-out. jerry sandusky's latest defense prompts some of his accusers to speak out expressing outrage over his comments. we'll have the latest on that. >>> plus, there is a new mystery surrounding da vinci's masterpiece, the mona lisa. one man claims that her smile includes the images of an april and lion. see it? >> no, i don't. >> i don't either. >> i'm not going to lie to you. i never have. >> i never have either. we're going to find out what his thinking is whand what that message may be. >> unless da vinci had an idea that it changes as it goes. charlie sheen also in the headlines again. this time it's her. ex-wife, brook mueller that was led away in handcuffs. we'll have much more about that story in our next half hour. >>> all right. first more on herman cain's decision to suspend his presidential bid. nbc's peter alexander has the details for us. peter, good morning. >> lester, good morning to you. this weekend was supposed to mark a new beginning for herman cain, scheduled at the grand opening of his georgia state headquarters right here in atlanta. instead, cain, as we saw, pulled ou

now. >> reporter: good morning, robin. jerry sandusky faces 50 counties of child abuse from 10 young men who say he abused them. the two new charges result in his arrest and a night in jail. jerry sandusky spent the night behind bars, after police escorted him from his home in handcuffs in a penn state track suit. the charge, abusing two more children. >> it's disappointing that the attorney general's office chose to do it this way. jerry's always been willing. and we made it known to the commonwealth, he's been willing to turn himself in. >> reporter: prosecutors demanded $1 million in bail. and reviewed the stories of victims nine and ten. their frightening accounts of a sandusky basement of horrors, at the former defensive coach's ranch-style house in state college, pennsylvania. a place victim number nine told grand juriers, sandusky specifically told him to stay unless otherwise directed by san do sandusky. he ate meals in the basement. and the food, brought to him by sandusky. and there's new details about his wife and where she was when this was allegedly happening just down t

moment coming tomorrow for the former coach, jerry sandusky. he'll face eight of his accusers in court. meanwhile, new questions this morning about a key eyewitness in the case. dan harris has more. >> reporter: the key eyewitness, his name is mike mcqueary. he's given a damning and sickening first-hand account. the latest twist in the case holds out some hope for sandusky. assistant coach mike mcqueary, man who prosecutors say is a key eyewitne eyewitness, man whose version of events is being called into question. >> if he gave a didn't version or only part of it, that he went in, gave a little bit of what happened, but not the entire truth, then it is significant. it goes to his credibility before the jury. >> reporter: he told the grand jury that he saw sandusky sodo mize a 10-year-old boy and he told penn state coach joe paterno and university officials. now a local paper says a friend of mcqueary said he spoke with him the night of the alleged incident. and that mcqueary said he never saw actual sex. only two people in the shower doing something suspicious. if true, that would sup

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jerry sandusky could be let out of jail again today. excuse me. police arrested the ex-penn state coach yesterday on sexual assault charges involving two new accusers, one who says his cries for help were ignored. sandusky faces a preliminary hearing on tuesday where his lawyer will have the chance to question some of his accusers. >>> florida a&m band director julien white will keep his job for now. the school is holding off on a decision to fire him until an investigation is completed into the suspected hazing death of drum major robert champion. white is now on administrative leave with pay. the school is also taking back the dismissals of four students. >>> investigators in georgia say a suspected child killer is off the streets this morning. 20-year-old ryan brunn will be arraigned on charges he sexually assaulted, stabbed and beat a 7-year-old girl to death. investigators say he's a maintenance worker at an apartment complex where jorelys rivera lived and apparently was killed 40 miles north of atlanta. her body was found nearby in a trash bin. investigators had suspected her kill

again. >>> good morning. behind bars. jerry sandusky waking up in jail this morning after two new alleged victims claim they were molested by the former penn state coach. one telling police he screamed for help, knowing sandusky's wife was at home at the time. police find the cell phone of missing florida mom michelle parker. will this discovery help unravel her mysterious three-week-old disappearance? >>> and backing down. alec baldwin issues an apology and shuts down his twitter account in the wake of getting kicked off a flight in los angeles, but it hasn't stopped the war of words between the actor and american airlines today, thursday, december 8th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome today on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. jerry sandusky's attorney says his client hopes to post a $250,000 cash bond today following the arrest on new charges of child sex abuse. >> that's right, matt. the newest alleged victims to come forward, two young men who claim they were abused starting when they were just 10 and 12 years old. one of

in pittsburgh in 2002. >>> and jerry sandusky may soon face his accusers. all eight alleged victims of the former penn state football coach will reportedly testify again him in open court, according to abc news. the preliminary hearing is set to begin next tuesday. sandusky, as you know, is accused of molesting the boys over an eight-year period. the victims were part of sandusky's organization the second mile. >>> meantime two men are suing the boston red sox alleging they were abused by former clubhouse manager donald mitts patrick who died in 2005. one of the alleged victims claims he was assaulted insided the clubhouse at fenway park when he worked there as a teenager in the early 1990s. the two are suing for $5 million. the team paid a $3.5 million settlement back in 2003 to seven men who said fitzpatrick abused them during spring training in the 1970s. >>> a two-day sentencing hearing for ron blagojevich begins later this morning in chicago. former illinois governor was convicted last summer on 18 corruption related charges including trying to sell the president's former senat

verjee, appreciate your reporting. thank you very much. >>> jerry sandusky's wife speaks out about the child sex abuse case against him and the claim she did nothing to help an alleged victim. that's next. >>> and police in oklahoma make an unusual arrest at a local walmart. a woman allegedly trying to make crystal meth inside the store. cross-country next. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth. i habe a cohd. and i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] sorry, buddy. truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. really? [ male announcer ] you need a more complete cold formula, like alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. it's specially formulated to fight your worst cold symptoms, plus relieve your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ i take leadership seriously, even though we don't take ourselves too seriously. these people want me to make the right c

with charges of sexual abuse against jerry sandusky. the claims against the former football coach come from a 19-year-old who say sandusky abused him on penn state campus after giving him alcohol. penn state says it will use $500,000 to establish an institute for the prevention of child abuse. >>> the fda could decide whether to lift the age restriction on plan-b contraceptive pills sold over the counter. girls must be 17 or older to purchase the emergency continue temptive without a prescription. the group says this should not be available to younger girls without parental overnight. >>> the fda is considering adding new warnings to birth control pill yaz, amid growing evidence linking it to blood clots. the drugmaker is accused of hiding evidence that showed yaz actually increases the risk of potentially deadly clots. >>> a surfer in oregon is recuperating after an apparent shark attack. the woman suffered a bite wound to her leg when she was in the water not far from portland. she was carried to shore by another surfer, who said he saw a white tail in the water. >>> a little bit of sport

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